And Now, Something for the Boys: Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Sartoria Ode to Verdi

Molière described opera as the most expensive noise known to man. W. H. Auden reckoned that "no good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible." Both of these absolutely correct observations about opera apply equally well to couture--which is why Dolce & Gabbana's marriage of the two art forms onstage at La Scala today produced such a harmonious aria of thunderously ornate clothing. Except for we ragtag of editors flown here as guests of the designers for...